Inverted-lamp shade-holder.



,T- D. FINIZIO.

INVERTED LAMP SHADE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-15. 191s.

Patented Dec, 11, 191?.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nee, ilil, mitt Application filed fieptember 15, 1916. Serial No. 120,219.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'lHoMAs D. lFiNIzIo, a subject of the King of Italy, residing in the town of Kitchawan, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inverted-Lamp Shade-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to nu-' merals of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

y invention relates to improvements in the construction of shade holders for attaching and supporting preferably domeshaped lamp shades, from an incandescent electric lamp. The lamp shade, which may be made of glass or any other suitable material, is preferably provided with an outwardly extending circumferential head to receive the lower portion of the shade holdcr,-thereby maintaining the holder in its proper position thereon, the upper portion of the holder being provided with two portions bent to form resilient members adapted to contact with the globe of-said lamp and for conveniently inserting the globe of the lamp between said resilient members, the whole being constructed and arranged as to be did hereinafter described, and forming an inexpensive, simple and eiiicient holder for the purpose described.

While the preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying draw-- ings, yet it is to be understood that minor changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved lamp shade holder, upon an incandescent lamp. I a

Fig. 2 represents a plan View of the shade holder removed from the shade, but applied to the lamp.

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The shad-e holder 4 is preferably made from a single piece of wire, or other suitable material, bent to provide a central portion 5 of'approximately semi-circular form to fit the inside of the outwardly extending head 3 of the lamp shade 2 and by means of which said lamp shade is supported on the central portion 5 of the shade holder 4:- The central portion 5 of said holder ll is provided with two return portions 66 lying approximately parallel with a portion of said central portion 5 and from which portions extend inwardly and upwardly toward each other spring members 7-7 each terminating in a resilient or yielding loop 8, each loop designed to contact with the globe of the lamp, thereby supporting the shade holder 4; with its attached lamp shade 2 on thein candescent electric lamp 1.

It will be evident without further description that my improved shade holder is inexpensive and simple as regards construction and that it efi'ectually accomplishes the desired end.

Having thus described my invention, what ll desire to claim and secure by Letters Pat- -ent is 1. A holder for supporting a shade on an incandescent electric lamp made from a single piece of suitable material bent so as to provide attaching means whereby the holder is removably secured to the circumferential edge of the lamp shade, diametrically-opposed resilient means extcnding inwardly and upwardly from said attaching means, said resilient means terminating in yielding means arranged in the same plane to each other and adapted to contact with. and be frictionally secured to the globe of the lamp,

2. A holder" for supporting a shade on an incandescent electric lamp madefrom a in till tlli

holder is secured in the bead formed on the gle piece of suitablematerial bent so as to run shade.

provide an approximately semi-circular portion, spring members extending at an angle to the plane of said semi-circular portion, connected to the semi-circular portion by return portions lying' approximately parallel with a portion of the said semi-circular porti on, saicl spring members terminating in yielding loops arranged in close proximity to each other and adapted'to contact with and be frictionally secured to the globe of the lamp.

3. As a new article of manufacture, alamp shade comprising a shade having an internal,

gripping members capable of gripping an object therebetween.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a. shade member having a central opening and an internal, annular 'groove, and a holder therefor consisting of a piece of wire bent at its middle into circular form to provide a base portion adapted to seat in said groove,

the end portions of the wire being bent to lie in planes transversely of the base portion and having curved ends adapted to grip an object therebetween.

This specification signed and witnessed. this 7th day of September, 1916.

THOMAS D. FINIZIO.

Witnesses Fnnmr. C. FISCHER,

Donnnrzon B. Potrrs. 

